Senegal flapshell turtle

Senegal flapshell turtle


Underside of shell
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Cyclanorbis
Species:	C. senegalensis
Binomial name
*Cyclanorbis senegalensis* (Duméril & Bibron, 1835)

The Senegal flapshell turtle (Cyclanorbis senegalensis) is a species of softshell turtle in the Trionychidae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo.

Source

Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Cyclanorbis senegalensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.

Turtle family Trionychidae

Genus	Species of the subfamily Cyclanorbinae

Cyclanorbis	Nubian flapshell turtle · Senegal flapshell turtle

Cycloderma	Aubry's flapshell turtle · Zambezi flapshell turtle

Lissemys	Burmese flapshell turtle · Indian flapshell turtle

	Species of the subfamily Trionychinae

Amyda	Asiatic softshell turtle

Apalone	Florida softshell turtle · Smooth softshell turtle · Spiny softshell turtle

Chitra	Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle · Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle · Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle

Dogania	Malayan softshell turtle

Nilssonia	Black softshell turtle · Burmese peacock softshell · Ganges softshell turtle · Indian peacock softshell turtle · Leith's softshell turtle

Palea	Wattle-necked softshell turtle

Pelochelys	Cantor's giant softshell turtle · New Guinea giant softshell turtle · Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle

Pelodiscus	Chinese softshell turtle · Hunan softshell turtle · Lesser Chinese softshell turtle · Northern Chinese softshell turtle

Rafetus	Euphrates softshell turtle · Yangtze giant softshell turtle

Trionyx	African softshell turtle

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2010 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status.

Order Testudines (turtles)

Subfamily	Genus

	Chelydra Macrochelys

	Caretta Chelonia Eretmochelys Lepidochelys Natator

	Dermochelys

	Dermatemys

Deirochelyinae	Chrysemys Deirochelys Graptemys Malaclemys Pseudemys Trachemys

Emydinae	Clemmys Emys Glyptemys Terrapene

	Batagur Cuora Cyclemys Geoclemys Geoemyda Hardella Heosemys Leucocephalon Malayemys Mauremys Melanochelys Morenia Notochelys Orlitia Pangshura Rhinoclemmys Sacalia Siebenrockiella Vijayachelys

	Platysternon

	Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis Geochelone Gopherus Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria Psammobates Pyxis Stigmochelys Testudo

	Carettochelys

Cyclanorbinae	Cyclanorbis Cycloderma Lissemys

Trionychinae	Amyda Apalone Chitra Dogania Nilssonia Palea Pelochelys Pelodiscus Rafetus Trionyx

Chelidinae	Acanthochelys Chelus Mesoclemmys Phrynops Platemys Rhinemys

Chelodininae	Chelodina Elseya Elusor Emydura Pseudemydura Rheodytes

Hydromedusinae	Hydromedusa

	Pelomedusa Pelusios

	Erymnochelys Peltocephalus Podocnemis

Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2010 update: annotated checklist. Extinct turtles not included.